My fellow brothers and sisters in Christ who are grieving, let us on this day remember that "the name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe." as it says in Proverbs 18:10. And that "He is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble," as it says in Psalms 46:1.
My beloved brother and saint of God, let us ALWAYS remember that the LORD loves us very much and is for us and not against us, and as He has just told me to tell you what He says in Matthew 5:45 "That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for He maketh His sun to rise on the evil and on the good, AND SENDETH RAIN ON THE JUST AND ON THE UNJUST."
We as His saints know and understand that rain also represents, trials and tribulations for us His saints and the sufferings of this world that the unrighteous go through, for serving sin and it is their punishment, for being rebellious and sinning against the Lord.
The Lord also wants me to give you these two other scriptures which He says in Ecclesiastes 9:12 "For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them." And also what He says in Job 5:7 " Yet man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward."
So saints we know that in this world we shall have tribulation every day, as the Lord tells us in John 16:33 "These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace, In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world." So what He is saying here is that, if He overcame so will we, if we stay submitted to Him daily.
So if you are grieving and have lost a loved one in this world and that one knew the Lord and walked with Him, before they passed away, please know and remember that there's no better place to be, but in the Lord and with the Lord in Heaven. For to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord in His glory, which is Heaven, as the Apostle Paul tells us in 2 Corinthians 5:8.
So in this time of grief in your life, remember what our brother Nehemiah told us in Nehemiah 8:10 "Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our LORD neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength." So have joy and peace in your heart, knowing that there's hope in the Lord and if they were truly saved and born again, you will see them again in Heaven, waiting for you.
And remember that the Lord Jesus, IS there with you, comforting you, for He is the God of all comfort, as He promises us in 2 Corinthians 1:3-5 "Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus, Christ, the Father of mercies, and the God of all comfort; who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ."
Remember that He will never leave you nor forsake you, as He promises us in Hebrews 13:5, especially when you need His help the most, for He is the Friend that sticketh closer than a brother, as it says in Proverbs 18: 24.
So be at peace and go with God, for He loves you more than anyone could ever love you in this world and He will give you the grace or strength you need to see you in this time of grief and sadness in your life, so be strong!